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Job satisfaction of research librarians in selected research libraries in the Western Cape
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
The study examines job satisfaction among research librarians in selected research libraries situated in the Western Cape region. Many studies worldwide have been done on job satisfaction in various subject fields including ...
Job satisfaction in a South African academic library
(University of Western Cape, 2011)
The purpose of this project was to investigate job satisfaction at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology Library (CPUT). Academic libraries throughout the world and in South Africa have undergone massive change in ...
The role of public libraries in bridging the digital divide: a Cape Town case study
(University of Western Cape, 2013)
This research project looked at the role of public libraries in bridging the digital divide which is both a symptom and a cause of social exclusion. Public libraries offer free information services to ordinary citizens by ...
Leadership styles of senior librarians in the City of Cape Town
(University of the Western Cape, 2013)
This study investigated the following: “Leadership styles of senior librarians in the City of Cape Town”. Stueart and Moran (1998) state that despite the vast amount of knowledge, training and focus on management, little ...
Exploring knowledge sharing and creation practices among a selection of library staff at the University of the Western Cape
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
The aim of this study was to determine whether or not knowledge was shared and created in the library of the University of the Western Cape (UWC). The study adopted the SECI model of Nonaka and Takeuchi (1995) as its ...
An evaluation of the information literacy education of MBA students at the University of Stellenbosch Business School
(UWC, 2012)
This study investigates the effectiveness of the information literacy education that Master of Business Administration (MBA) students receive at the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB). The literature reveals ...
The challenges of digitising heritage collections in South Africa: a case study
(UWC, 2013)
This dissertation explores the organisational challenges for an archive which is attempting to digitise its collections. While technical, organisational and managerial challenges are discussed, this research focuses ...
Establishing a community of practice in the information technology departments of South African higher education institutions: developing information technology capacity in higher education’s ITIL programme 2007 - 2009
(2009)
Communities of practice have been described as supportive environments where knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, learning and problem resolution takes place (Hildreth and Kimble, 2002; Wenger, 1998a; Zhang and Watts, ...
Genetic analysis for resistance to Woolly Apple Aphid in an apple rootstock breeding population
(2007)
The Woolly Apple Aphid (WAA) Eriosoma lanigerum (Hausm.) (Homoptera: Aphididae) is
economically one of the most important pests in apple commercial production in the Western
Cape province, South Africa. The apple cultivar ...
Information literacy of incoming undergraduate Arts students at the University of the Western Cape: assessment of competencies and proficiencies
(University of the Western Cape, 2007)
The majority of incoming undergraduate Arts students at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) come from South African historically disadvantaged black schools. Because of enormous varying secondary school experiences ...